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And for this matter I have the signing of their own hands which their disciples know, whereby those devils show that they must needs be utterly without wit, seeing they be carried away so far, as too refuse too yield God this glory, that even now we be yet still over laden with the burden of our infirmities, held down with store of corruptions, and hemmed in with abundance of vices, and that God must be fain too cleanse us of them more and more, yea even from day too day, until he have brought us too the perfection whereunto he calleth us. And it standeth us so much the more on hand too mark this doctrine well: because the Papists are not so far overshot in the errors of their superstitions and Idolatries, as these varlets are, which do now adays sow abroad their poisons in their privy meetings and lurking holes. But howsoever they fare, let us mark well what is showed us here by the holy Ghost, when S. Paul sayeth that he prayeth God. And why? I have told you already, that the Ephesians had profited, and that the gifts of God and of his holy spirit were augmented in them: He hath showed that. Now too knit up the matter, he sayeth further, that he prayeth God too give them that which they have not, & which they want as yet. Sith it is so: let us mark that the more we have profited, the more cause have we too humble our selves, and with all mildness too beseech God too finish the thing that he hath begun, […] too increase his gifts in us, till we need no more too go any f•rther, which shall be at the meeting, whereof we shall speak more in the fourth Chapter.

And for this matter I haue the signing of their owne handes which theyr disciples know, wherby those diuells shewe that they must needes bee vtterly without wit, seing they bee caryed away so farre, as too refuze too yeelde God this glory, that euen now wee bee yit still ouer loden with the burthen of our infirmities, hild downe with store of corruptions, and hemmed in with abundance of vyces, and that God must bee fayne too clenze vs of them more and more, yea euen from day too day, vntill he haue brought vs too the perfection wheruntoo he calleth vs. And it standeth vs so much the more on hand too marke this doctrine well: bycause the Papistes are not so farre ouershot in the errours of their supersti•ions and Idolatries, as these varlets are, which doo now adayes sowe abrode their poysons in their priuie meetings and lurking holes. But howsoeuer they fare, let vs marke well what is shewed vs heere by the holy Ghost, when S. Paule sayeth that he prayeth God. And why? I haue tolde you already, that the Ephesians had profited, and that the giftes of God and of his holy spirit were augmented in them: He hath shewed that. Now too knit vp the matter, he sayeth further, that he prayeth God too giue them that which they haue not, & which they want as yit. Sith it is so: let vs marke that the more wee haue profited, the more cause haue wee too humble our selues, and with all myldnesse too beseeche God too finishe the thing that he hath begunne, too increace his giftes in vs, till wee neede no more too go any frther, which shalbee at the meeting, whereof wee shall speake more in the fourth Chapter.